Hey guys ... gosh I really should post more considering the time I've been lurking around on the forums. But most of the time I manage to find what I'm looking for!
I'm considering WC for my i7 rig. Its just not cool enough for my liking.
I have a C0 core, and I managed to push 3.6GHz easily, but my temps shot up to 85-90c fully loaded with all my fans on max. Cooling is a P180 case, with a Mugen 2 HS and Yate Loon D12SLs all over.
Because of the temps, I've brought my OC down to 3GHz. I idle at 46c (30c ambient) and 65c loaded.
Yeah ... they're ok, but its a significant drop in oc.
So ... I've been doing a fair bit of reading and I'm looking to get a triple rad in a HAF 932. I haven't figured out what components I'd like to get yet, but I'm puzzled by the amount of systems I've seen with reservoirs. From what I understand, reservoirs actually hinder performance, because the pump has to accelerate still/slow down water, whereas without a reservoir, the water enters the pump at speed already.
So my question is ... why are so many people using reservoirs and not just a fill port?
Lastly (might as well try kill 2 birds with 1 stone) should I upgrade my PSU? I have a Seasonic 550W and comp spec is below.
MSI x58 Eclipse (gosh I wish I hadn't bought this ... too late now)
i7 920 C0
6gb pc12800 ocz ddr3
creative x-fi
9800gt 1gb
9600gt 1gb
5 hdds
2 dvd±rw drives
Seems to be holding up for now, but I do hear the smaller 60mm fan spin up when I oc high and fully load the computer.
Thanks!!!
I'm considering WC for my i7 rig. Its just not cool enough for my liking.
I have a C0 core, and I managed to push 3.6GHz easily, but my temps shot up to 85-90c fully loaded with all my fans on max. Cooling is a P180 case, with a Mugen 2 HS and Yate Loon D12SLs all over.
Because of the temps, I've brought my OC down to 3GHz. I idle at 46c (30c ambient) and 65c loaded.
Yeah ... they're ok, but its a significant drop in oc.
So ... I've been doing a fair bit of reading and I'm looking to get a triple rad in a HAF 932. I haven't figured out what components I'd like to get yet, but I'm puzzled by the amount of systems I've seen with reservoirs. From what I understand, reservoirs actually hinder performance, because the pump has to accelerate still/slow down water, whereas without a reservoir, the water enters the pump at speed already.
So my question is ... why are so many people using reservoirs and not just a fill port?
Lastly (might as well try kill 2 birds with 1 stone) should I upgrade my PSU? I have a Seasonic 550W and comp spec is below.
MSI x58 Eclipse (gosh I wish I hadn't bought this ... too late now)
i7 920 C0
6gb pc12800 ocz ddr3
creative x-fi
9800gt 1gb
9600gt 1gb
5 hdds
2 dvd±rw drives
Seems to be holding up for now, but I do hear the smaller 60mm fan spin up when I oc high and fully load the computer.
Thanks!!!